Blackboards

 Blackboards are one of the hottest trends in decor these days, so why not incorporate them on your scrapbook pages as well?  To make an easy blackboard use black card stock and a white pencil to give the illusion of chalk.

Glenda Cressy used a blackboard on a wedding page that she made during one of my classes recently.

Diamond Stars

In next week's class you will be making diamond stars.... so look for photos that would suit a star theme. I used Disney photos.

Options for photos required: 
3 to crop; 3 verticals
3 to crop; 1 vertical; 2 horizontals  
1 vertical; 4 horizontals

Quick Valentine's Card

Use an empty toilet roll and shape to form a heart.

 When you are happy with the shape, dip it into paint and stamp onto card stock.

 Cut and fold a card using your scoring board.

 Add washi tape to the card, fold a paper clip into a heart,

 thread a tag onto the paper clip and clip over matting, and write on the tag. 

 Card done in a jiffy!

You can also use the toilet paper heart on a page like I did for this 2010 Scrapfest page.

Keeping Score

 I am not a great lover of gadgets. Most of you who know me know that if I have a craft knife, steel ruler and cutting board I can can do almost anything. BUT this gadget is really great. It is a scoring board. It is wonderful for card making and scrapbooking. The bone folder stretches the paper into the little grooves, perfectly straight every time, giving you that perfect groove to fold on.

If you would like me to order you the 12" x 12" board or the smaller one for card making, email me at dps.ablubbe@global.co.za today as there is a new shipment of stock that has just arrived.

Stamp of Approval

 Thanks to the four ladies who participated in the Scrapchat challenge. You all did fabulous work.

The above page was made by Vanessa Mayhew and the judges particularly liked the cross stitching instead of the straight stitching.

 The above page was made by Michelle Azzie and the judges loved the cropping of the journaling block around the stars. Michelle made two of these double pages.  

A lot of work Michelle - well done.

  

 The above page was made by Lori McDonald, and the judges loved the arrangement of the embellishments on the right hand page. 

 The above page was made by Reinette De Villiers and the judges felt that the earthiness and roughness of the page worked particularly well with the photos. The page flowed well from one side to the other with just the right amount of gap between the wedges and the detail of stitching on the embellishments and the stitching on the bunting made for a overall winning page. CONGRATULATIONS REINETTE!

2013 Annual Album

The front page for my 2013 Annual album is complete together with all the

 title pages for all twelve months.  So every month now all I have to do is print my selection of photos, add the strip journaling and the same few embellishments. Album done!

 

 

I found a calendar in the post which I have separated and matted, all ready to just add to the page.

 My completed page for the month of January. It was a busy month!